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SCRF Annual Review 2025–26, Now Available

42-page synthesis of carbon markets, green finance, and India policy. Free to view and download above.

Research Paper

The Comparability Problem: Sustainability Ratings, Methodological Opacity, and Emerging Market Mispricing

An investigation into structural divergence across sustainability rating providers, demonstrating how OECD-calibrated methodologies systematically misprice emerging market firms and distort capital allocation.

Shaurya RitwikApril 202616 pages
Research Paper

Article 6 Implementation: Lessons for Emerging Markets

How developing nations can effectively participate in international carbon markets under Article 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, with case studies from India, Ghana, and Indonesia.

Shaurya Ritwik, Subham Kumar PandeyNovember 202527 pages
Research Paper

Carbon Credit Quality in India's Voluntary Market: An Integrity Assessment

Evaluating the additionality, permanence, and co-benefit claims of registered Indian carbon projects across forestry, cookstoves, and renewable energy methodologies.

Shaurya RitwikMarch 202630 pages
Policy Brief

CBAM and Indian Exports: Sector Exposure and the Decarbonisation Imperative

Analysis of EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism implications for India's steel, aluminium, and fertiliser export sectors as the definitive enforcement phase begins. Includes the revenue logic for domestic carbon pricing acceleration and critical design questions for the CCTS.

SCRF Policy LabMarch 202613 pages
Data Report

India Climate Finance Flows 2025–2026: Mapping Public and Private Capital

Annual mapping of public, private, domestic, and international climate finance flows into India across sectors, instrument types, and recipient geographies. Tracks USD 31.32 billion in total climate funding against India's NDC financing requirements.

SCRF Data TeamApril 202621 pages
Annual Review

SCRF Annual Review of Sustainable Capital 2025–26

The flagship annual synthesis of global carbon market developments, green finance trends, India policy shifts, and research highlights from SCRF fellows.

Edited by Shaurya RitwikApril 202642 pages

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